2008 Stanley Cup Championship Films: Detroit Red Wings

The Detroit Red Wings road to the 2008 Stanley Cup Championship. @NHL

[@jimbrady735]

This team is so nostalgic makes me want to cry. I can smell the musty beer and little caesars smell of the joe rn while watching datsyuk go top cheese.

[@Elliesbow]

dont forget the tub urinals. I was so scared to take a piss as a kid lol

[@zandernofs8427]

@@Elliesbow LMAO bro this got me, i skated on the joe a few times unforgettable times.

[@sawyerblevins7150]

Dammit your poetic words got my cryin

[@scummydummy]

Ya it gives me the chills every time n can definitely choke me up

[@AustinProofs]

Someone’s mad🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@epiik16]

I was young in 1997. I was in college in 2008. Best times of my life. Go Wings!

[@chubminemaster5675]

I was 2 years old when this happened. I hope one day I will get to watch the wings get a cup again.

[@justAman548]

@@andrewchristie2970felt like they were a contender from the 90s until like 2015

[@johnstjohn1987]

The 2008 Red Wings are a big part of my life. I'm a Sharks fan but thanks to the 08 Red Wings it was the first Stanley Cup I watched on TV and got me really into hockey.

[@-BUGZ-]

Hell yeah! 💪🫡

[@kevinwasserburger3119]

It's a travesty that Chris Osgood is not in the HOF.

[@sweetmapleleafs]

Add Mike Vernon & Ron Hextall to that list.

[@klompsauce]

It is, biggest snub ever

[@ripelcannon]

The HoF hates goalies

[@bb-gc2tx]

there are a lot of other goalies who should get in before ozzy. mike vernon tom barrasso curtis joseph john vanbiesbrouck andy moog and mike richter all deserve to go in over osgood

[@Weaved_Strings]

I don’t see why they deserve it more or “before”. Chris Osgood had more wins and shutouts and better save % in less games than most if not all of those guys, and he was an integral part of all three Stanley cup teams he played on. Vernon and Borrasso are both in the HoF now and Osgood has more wins shutouts and championships than both.

[@nirvanaguitar]

With these kids and Yzermen at the helm I have no doubt we will be bringing lord Stanley to hockeytown once again!

[@chubminemaster5675]

My guess is within him next 5 years

[@Mark-ly4lq]

​@chubminemaster5675 he's been good so far. We haven't had a #1 in a long time but if anyone can get it done its Ken Holland. Jk! Yzerman all day

[@Motownsports89]

Back in the playoffs this year? 🐙🏒

[@jasong428]

If there was some way to bet it, I'd gladly bet there will not be a SC in Michigan before 2035.

[@tsgpk9184]

Even though we lost in 2009, our 2008 cup is probably why we still managed to make the 2009 Finals, & why we are still respected today, especially during the rebuild. I believe Osgood should be in the HOF because of how amazing he was, especially in 2008

[@C77-C77]

it is absolutely criminal that Oz isn't in the HOF yet. His stats and awards speak for themselves. 3 cups, 401 wins, couple ASG, never a losing season on any team..be it NYI, STL, or DET. In 2008 , I believe that without Oz to fall back on, the team never would have made it out of the first round. Hasek is a legend with shelves full of individual awards, but he only backstopped a team to a Cup once, in 2002. And i'm sure he knows he absolutely deserved to be pulled, and it ended up riding pine until the cup was raised, how it goes. He was BADDD. He was known to be entitled and prone to freaking out if he didn't get his way. At least that time he went along with Babs choice without incident and let Oz take over. And take over he did. Like Mac said, you just have to laugh at what so called "reporters" and "critics" say. He's not flashy, he just stops the damn puck, and that's what he gets paid for. If guys like Fuhr and Vachon are in, Osgood should be. The only thing stopping that is he has no vezina on his resume...seems to be a requirement for a goalie in the HOF. It's stupid.

[@yenohtnA]

📠

[@HAA0603]

As a Sens fan, the fact that he isn’t in the hof is an international crime. I can say the same thing for Daniel Alfredsson

[@sportsfix6975]

...when your D line has Lidstrom, Rafalski, Kronwall, Chelios, and the best all time back checkers in the history of the game...it kind of puts Osgood as average...

[@sportsfix6975]

@@HAA0603 wings scored with Hasek, not so much with Alfie..

[@Werdnasemajjamesandrew]

D mac. The greatest grit grinder of all time. People forget he scored the goals that meant the most as an enforcer.

[@-BUGZ-]

True that, he’s always been my favorite player, every chance i got to wear number 25 on a hockey team i did it

[@jasonholland7653]

I am one that will never forget what dmac did for detroit

[@molon___labe]

We could be back in the playoffs here in the next couple seasons. So much great young talent we have with great vets as well!

[@notyourmama4166]

I grew up watching this team and am thankful i got to witness. watching them play now is just depressing. the current team needs to watch highlights from 2002-2009. they don't even try to control the puck, or set up opportunities, it's just dump and play hockey. depressing.

[@lukegodbout]

You guys are pretty solid now

[@ianr3568]

i think we make can make a playoff run next season easily!

[@molon___labe]

@@ianr3568 I agree I think we could sneak in a wild card spot but I think Raymond and Sieder need one more year to mature and develop. Also Ned has been horrendously inconsistent there’s games he looks like a top 5 goalie in the league and others he looks the worst.

[@michaelrogers9641]

Not if they don’t get a coach. Blashill blows

[@wiggypop]

it's sad Franzen was so electrifying, and Mike Babs was so mean to him. And then Franzen had to deal with so many concussions! loved watching the guy! i want an update on his health, last i heard he was struggling still, and couldn't really pick up his kids cause he was so frazzled with post concusssion symptoms.

[@TheRecklessMetalhead]

Well, if you have heard about the Blue Jackets, Mike Bab is seemingly done in the NHL now. Babcock was an overrated coach, anyway.

[@alexjones3511]

Last moment of sports happiness Detroit was able to celebrate.

[@tonyfinoro340]

"Hockey is like (now) the third priority behind my sobriety and my family. And keeping it third, makes it so much more enjoyable." What an incredible statement of self-realization. Way to go Darren McCarty.

[@mattpfeifer4444]

Ive seen this 100 times

[@tyeverleye6182]

Time for 101

[@luvslogistics1725]

Man I was lucky to watch the most beautiful team in history from ‘95-‘11….those Red Wings especially peak Hall of Fame talent in ‘02-‘04 was truly a joy to watch

[@jimkennedy5202]

I remember being at the 97 parade and the ceremony at Hart Plaza and I forget who the player was but he handed the Cup to the mass of Wings fans and it was getting passed around before Cup officials got it back. Awesome experience I'll never forget. We truly are Hockeytown.

[@jdneilso]

I was at game 5 in Detroit. It was a heartbreak not to win the cup at home, but I'm still happy they pulled it out in game 6.

[@dundy_lslayer7893]

ALL HAIL DATSYK MAGIC MAN!!!

[@Knards]

Osgood is # 13 on the list of All-Time Wins Leaders. Hall of Fame for him

[@donbrenckle6605]

That was my favorite season ever. I met Mickey Redmond 10 years ago 🤣. Cut a pine tree down in his back yard.. he was behind me and I heard a voice, I thought I know that voice. Spun around. All I said was. Nice to meet you. Shook his hand and went back to work

[@florida1289]

The worst part about when I think of Detroit 2008 cup is the fact that and even better team lost the following year to Pitt. It's still devastating to think of that loss and Det hasn't been the same since, IMO

[@timmygressler7468]

That game 7 loss in 09 in Joe Louis was more heartbreaking than the 05 sweep

[@DR.DisInfect]

Lidström groin cost us that game he was a shadow of himself

[@bugalaman]

Exactly why I hate the Penguins with a burning passion. In fact, I despise any sports team from Pittsburgh because of this.

[@johnmarzula8826]

@@bugalaman Pittsburgh fan here, watched y’all win in Pittsburgh In 08 and watched all the finals games in 09 and can say it was two of the most fun series. Mad respect for you guys and I’m excited to watch your young guys grow!

[@sallybags9090]

@@DR.DisInfect It wasn't just Nick. Hossa, Datsyuk and Zetterburg played hurt and Franzen too.

[@michaelsalazar9787]

Greatest hockey team in resent memory

[@Mark-xl1ze]

The last team to win the Presidents' Trophy and Stanley Cup in the same year after playing a full 82-game regular season to date.

[@krisfrederick5001]

We went to the Stanley Cup parade and wound up celebrating in Royal Oak afterwards. I accidentally ran into Datsyuk and Hudler falling out of a bar randomly. They were so hammered, only speaking Russian/Czech I didn't even bother asking for an autograph, they were having too much fun. ❤ From Detroit 🚨

[@cheesybacon1000]

Pics or it didn’t happen

[@krisfrederick5001]

@@cheesybacon1000 I was also drunk and it definitely happened sir. My phone was dead which was why I was stranded. That part wasn't in the story. Later I sat on the porch of a bank in the rain with a kid who was hopping a train to Chicago waiting for my girlfriend to pick me up. Think I could make that up? It happened son.

[@user-tf4bm1lm3u]

Oh, man, in Russian, "autograph" sounds almost the same. Автограф [Avtograf].

[@Puddlethumper]

Hudler was hilarious at the parade that year. No one there was more excited than him. What a great day.

[@user-tt2hj2wi6f]

Forever champions, what a team

[@sallybags9090]

I remember when we traded for chelly back in 1999. I immediately went out and bought his jersey #24. I still have it, and wear it to this day.

[@paveldatsyuk7175]

That was so nuts when franzen went off like that . Ended the rivalry in my opinion and secretly bought an avs hoody a few years after

[@rustybarber3016]

He outscored the entire Avalanche team during that round. I think he had 9 goals and the AV’s only had 7

[@petrakulhankova917]

Hudler, Hašek.. borci z České republiky, když přivezli domů pohár, lidi nešli do práce, slavili. Skvělá motivace. Úžasný

[@maroinmybones]

I miss my Red Wings.........Can somebody please bring them back.......😥😥😥

[@adrianwalsh6053]

You know in the 80,90 00 red wings hockey ways above advance good enough too make the playoffs alot threw those years !!! Had hall a fame players !!! Lost too colorAdo,Anaheim, st. Louis,,San Jose ,phoenix,,Dallas, and others I can't really think but always had a great playoff series even if they never made it too the cup ,!10,20, always a contender

[@JensSchraeder]

I can’t wait until their next stanley cup

[@timmygressler7468]

I was happy for Zetterberg and the Conn Smythe but Osgood was a close second , Ozzie had a great 08 cup run

[@klompsauce]

We will return to glory, in Stevie we trust

[@Xstioph]

How incredibly nice of you to put this up on KZbin! 👏 The Franzén show starts at 24:15 🤘

[@1976jdk]

I played at the Yack in the 80's as a goalie. That hit me in the feels.

[@klompsauce]

Me too, played at Lakeland and traveled down there many times

[@klompsauce]

I saw Darren at Flint and GR that year, met him in Flint, stayed long after the game to sign autographs and take pictures, solid guy.

[@deepstar3796]

Let's Go Red Wings, Let's Go Red Wings!!

[@dogeboywat6969]

Let’s go

[@martytruelove5026]

LEAFS

[@deepstar3796]

@@martytruelove5026 LIGHTNING

[@martytruelove5026]

@@deepstar3796 Yes,some of The LEAFS are fast as Lightning,I agree.

[@deepstar3796]

@@martytruelove5026 gotta love them Leafs getting it done in Game 6 & 7 as usual. Winning Culture

[@elielpakkala3882]

Having been born in 1991 this is the most special of the cups they won during my lifetime. I was an absolute avid fan from about 2006. I've always loved them but never appreciated their dominance until then, I hope those days are coming back soon!!

[@JaredGoofball]

Yzerman is leading us back to glory

[@jimkennedy5202]

I lived a block from the Yack Arena in Wyandotte

[@jimkennedy5202]

I literally lived just a few houses down from Yack Arena in Wyandotte.

[@gorjanninkovski935]

A Wings fan since I was 8 and forEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@token6274]

Joe Louis arena was the most favorite arenas I’ve been to. The history there is iconic

[@user-ye7vw4dl3j]

Доброго времени суток всем!Д.Гашек сломался в той серии игр.Бесподобная игра вратаря Озгуда помогла команде одержать все победы и выиграть кубок Стенли!

[@justincredable1705]

One hell of a run that year. Lots of great players. I wish my Oilers can have such a great run like this. We're on our way to the playoffs this year I'd love to see Connor McDavid hoist the Cup

[@HAA0603]

The thing I’ll forever be grateful for the Red Wings is the fathomous competition for first place with my Sens.

[@klompsauce]

I was at game 6 in Pittsburgh, best game I’ve ever attended

[@chrisbee9643]

Leafs Fan here: I loved the Red Wings back then. Gave me something to cheer on in post season :D About we meet in a Conference Final, where both OSix Teams belong, after beating the shit out of Boston and the Rangers :D

[@Tarantula1522]

The last great year of that decade .. 98 to 2008 - loved every year! We are still in a rebuild, we will get back there one day 👏🏼

[@dylanmartinez6327]

That day looks like about a month away 🎉🎉

[@jasong428]

The next year I had this big catering order during a certain night of the series - I took the order and it was all about to happen again and I went and dealt with that customer and came back and the Penguins had life, came back and it's all been over with ever since....

[@ericscottstevens]

Dallas Drake was a warrior, went though the lows and highs of the NHL. Still wondering why Detroit cast him off in the first place.

[@JDBliss]

New to hockey and I’ve been led here. This franchise is definitely something special and I’m intrigued👏🏼 the 2023 season just started and I’m Fs supporting🙏🏼

[@jamessellers8472]

It was that Physicality in the Ducks series that the Wings lacked, once they gained it, and improved defensively, everything changed

[@craigrogers2606]

I was always a Red Wings fan

[@LemonMeringuetheDetriotR-hc5uh]

0:29 and 0:58 I Still miss this Beautiful Amazing Arena, I been in there so many times😢

[@bondotron3715]

drapes used to come to our games in tecumseh during this time, love that guy and I love this team

[@logancotton7743]

Congrats redwings my second favorite hockey team!

[@maxray7489]

This was such a great summer… but the next year still brings pain to my souls my exs aunt and cousins bf jinxed us all in one day I’ll never forgive em

[@gamerdude1468]

I love this season, planning on watching the 08 Final during the typical time of the SCF to pass time. LGRW!

[@jvtherrien]

I'm a Sabres fan, but THIS TEAM is my favorite Stanley Cup champion since the 04-05 lockout

[@dmd7765]

As far as views i notice that KZbin doesn’t show your videos on my recently uploaded feed regularly

[@MANSIKKAPUURO-jl9zm]

MY FAVS

[@its_bloxy8524]

I miss Joe Luis so many memories 😢

[@danglesnipecelly13]

Best team to win the cup the last 15 seasons or so. They were so damn good that year.

[@notyourmama4166]

there's something about this team and the nostalgia that comes with it, the rivalry, the great moments. it makes watching any other hockey game feel less.

[@redwing1214]

Of 4 Cups I saw the wings win, the most nostalgic one for me was the 2001-2002 Hall of Fame team.

[@MrDMF567]

Pav is so damn cool

[@evanthomas1989]

Hasek was a monster I got to experience him during his time in Buffalo

[@sallybags9090]

I loved him in Detroit, I never saw a goalie play that way. There were times he would scare the shit out me though lol .

[@martytruelove5026]

His time in Buffalo cost Ted Nolan...All about Hasek,put himself ahead of all else.

[@erichoyle5954]

I love the red wings

[@okayyy7]

And the rest is history

[@SamuelAttias-ej3yw]

Go Wings Go

[@lyxxor]

Carried by the swedes!

[@user-iq5xj8rd6f]

and Pavel Datsuk.. ;))

[@garyr4211]

Carried by the Russian Five in the 1990's

[@lyxxor]

@@garyr4211 yepp!

[@no1frommichigan88]

Lol carried by the scouting team.

[@factbeaglesarebest]

Let’s go Avs!!! Will never forgot why I’m an Avs fan! From NJ BUT When I was about 7 years old had a coach from COL who showed us videos of the Sakic hejduk Forsberg and the rest… it made me voraciously love hockey and I became a fan. I wanted to shoot like Sakic, hit like Blake, block shots like Roy made saves… It’s always interesting to me because I truly became a better hockey player watching theee guys and learning from them. I was known as the guy you don’t get angry. When I got mad I hit harder, shit faster and quicker… I remember my coach would often try to get me mad before games. 29 next month still playing hockey and I love those memories I miss those tournaments and the fun we boys had in those hotels!

[@alglidden9985]

Shitting faster and quicker, might want to get that looked at..

[@jamesschulziii9098]

I have to say, it's a hell of a thing, that team was pretty f'ing good. Did it without yzerman they did.👍❤️

[@ElzMCgamer]

Even though in current day 2024 the Red Wings are a Mid Team, I still have to think to myself every time the red wings lose, don’t worry we have 11 Stanley Cups, and for that reason technically best American nhl team.😳

[@InvincibleMegaBeast]

This team had mac, drake, and Downey. Good times

[@jeremysimoni]

As a die-hard red wing fan and all those others out there I'd like to ask you who is your current favorite none red wing player that's playing in the NHL right now. Mine is Alexander ovechkin because of his excitement his passion his dedication his commitment him putting 100% of his life into making himself even a half percent better is what I love about him the most, and when he won it in 2018 I was so very happy for him and I wish he goes on to win another one and another one but the one thing is I don't think he will be better than the great one I mean when you look at it Wayne Gretzky got to being the lead goal scorer in under 900 games but of course I didn't grow up watching Wayne Gretzky I'm growing up watching Alexander ovechkin but after watching highlights of Wayne Gretzky I never really seen the excitement that he had that Alexander had but maybe I'm wrong and no disrespect to Wayne Gretzky at all because I still do and will always love Wayne Gretzky. Imagine if they were able to play together with the few good players that they would need behind them, I guarantee they would win more Stanley cups than any other team any other duo that's ever played in the NHL

[@ripelcannon]

Anyone else notice Detroit had three head coaches behind the bench?

[@mattklimczak4609]

Thought the narrator sounded familiar, it’s the actor who played Dr.Cox on scrubs.

[@bearlykoalafied9821]

5:50 baby helmer 🥺🥺🥺

[@johnpauldekeyzer8899]

The city looks so different now

[@lonkylaine]

14 years later we are far from this.

[@Motownsports89]

We'll see

[@domwings4329]

Osgood was sooo good in 08’ but he was much better in 09’. People forget bc they lost in the finals but they would have never made it without him.

[@rjj4304]

Nobody even mentions Holland and babs for giving McCarty another chance...fransen also criticizes Babcock now but whatever he was doing had fransen playing his best hockey

[@Tomweldonsays]

Here’s some weird shit. At 1:05 when they’re lifting the cup the instrumental goes perfectly with the song Moonmen from Rick and Morty.

[@emiliobonet1508]

Amazing memories ❤❤❤❤. I was 29. I can't wait for another lord Stanley cup. I can't stand Sidney and the penguins. 2009 😠 😡 . Redwing nation. The best American hockey team 11 cups

[@natewilson884]

this series and among others is why more people should love hockey. NFL is a fucking joke advertisement plug. in an entire 3 hour NFL broadcast there is only roughly12-14 minutes of actual action. the rest is commercials and huddling

[@mikealvord55]

Don’t hate, I hate the NBA, oh wait. Go Blues

[@strumptavianroboclick5596]

Ya Franzen was so good the wings are still paying him lol..

[@jannevainio6084]

Mun mielestä hevletin hyvä joukkue ja odotetaan miten asiat ja mahdollista nuorille pelaajille luodaan.

[@breakyachy8135]

Crosby the 1 downvote

[@azizshavershian2065]

Lafrenière for captain.

[@tylerp1105]

Aziz Shavershian no

[@haigplague]

I thought your tag line is Mantha for captain?

[@azizshavershian2065]

@@haigplague Plot twist :)

[@ryanmichael332]

Bertuzzi for captain. Does he remind y'all of McCarty like he does for me?

[@thenickfoxx]

No. Moritz Seider will be the Captain mark my words.

[@scummydummy]

I'll watch them lose every night for another 30 years if needed to experience this again *ok 40-50. I dunno how much longer I'll have than that

[@Antech666]

This team is damn near Sweden winning the stanley cup haha

[@wiggypop]

oh living with brad stuart's contract really hurt

[@AngryITSasquatch]

What was the dumbest contraft the wings ever did? Signing Jimmy Howard to anything past a professional tryout :P

[@radroofer]

Why the hell did youtube stop letting us ring the bell? It’s absolute BS

[@TheRecklessMetalhead]

Ughh, seeing Mike Babcock on-screen makes me feel disgusted but I enjoyed watching the Red Wings swinging their way to glory. Rollin' in hot all season long, no game 7 in the playoffs, and beat Penguins in the Finals. Goalie Osgood was out of his mind in that postseason! As a hockey freak, I miss when the Red Wings were lethal and were in the Western Conference (understandable reason to move to Eastern). Mike Babcock, not so much.

[@Werdnasemajjamesandrew]

That grind line was special because dmac. Maltby and drapes were meh

[@jbellflower83]

As a lifelong Caps fan, I loved this team just because they stopped the cry baby from getting the cup...that year at least.

[@redwing1214]

In 09 the refs had the cry baby’s back. I believe we got screwed out of that cup.

[@outdoorsman909]

@@redwing1214 Calling Crosby a cry baby while still crying 13 years later. Sounds about right.

[@outdoorsman909]

3 cups Crosby > 1 cup Ovechkin. Crosby owns your poverty franchise.

[@jbellflower83]

​​@@outdoorsman909oh I could give a sh*t less about the Penguins. We got em in 2018 so I'm fine. Nothing says I can't call Crosby a crybaby. He's a great player, I won't deny that. But he absolutely has always been whiney when it comes to the refs. And they've always had his back in kind. Mario I actually respect as he was maybe the most talented player i ever watched. Crosby however I've never cared for. And if you have a problem with that, you can suck my massive b***s.

[@jeremysimoni]

Who thinks as good could have won the cons might trophy in 2008 or is that just me overthinking it. Don't get me wrong Hendrick zetterberg definitely did deserve becomes mine I'm just saying do you think he was at least in second place when it came to winning the Cons Smyth trophy. That wonderful left shoulder save off Sydney Crosby's backhand with literally 1.6 seconds left probably sealed the trophy for the team so I can very well see Osgood winning the con Smyth trophy. Like I said I'm not taking anything absolutely nothing away from Hendrick zetterberg because he deserved it just as much and you can very well put Johan Franz and in that picture as well but that's why you call it a team cuz it's a team effort, it's like if it wasn't for that person then that person couldn't have one the trophy and if it wasn't for the other person the other person couldn't have one the trophy that's why you got to put everybody's pride at ease when you're a coach.

[@klompsauce]

Mule over Hossa killed us, Mule is up there as a “what if” like Mario’s back, concussions suck.

[@Andy-ok7ev]

Goodies. How

[@bb-gc2tx]

hasek and osgood were among the last goalies not to play the cookie cutter butterfly style every goalie plays now. you cant tell these goalies apart these days they all wear white pads mostly and play the exact same style